Comparison

eMissal vs Pray Board

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

eMissal

This app provides daily readings, prayers, and liturgical resources for Catholic worship. It features a dynamic Order of the Mass, a multi-year Missal, and guided prayer tools like the Rosary and A.I. Examen.

Highlights
  • Daily Mass readings and prayers
  • Multi-year Missal access
  • Rosary Guide
  • AI-driven daily Examen
  • Confession preparation tools
  • Customizable Prayer Schedule
Features
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Access the dynamic Order of the Mass with daily readings and prayers for full liturgical participation. The app updates automatically with specific readings, delivering a personalized worship experience. Explore the calendar feature for any liturgical day and benefit from a multi-year Missal for daily readings and prayers. The Rosary Guide offers structured meditation on the mysteries, while an A.I. driven daily Examen aids Catholic reflections. Additionally, Confession preparation tools help users reflect before the sacrament, and a customizable Prayer Schedule promotes a consistent prayer routine.

About

Pray Board

Organize your prayer life with personal and shared boards for intentions, gratitude, and scripture. Customize your experience with themes and journaling to reflect on your spiritual journey. Gentle reminders help you maintain a consistent prayer rhythm.

Highlights
  • Personalized prayer boards
  • Shared prayer boards
  • Customizable themes and fonts
  • Prayer journaling
  • Prayer reminders
  • Verse randomizer
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Pray Board helps you build a daily rhythm of prayer — personal, shared, and beautifully your own. Create Pray Boards for the people, intentions, and scriptures closest to your heart. Organize what you're thankful for, what you're asking for yourself, what you're lifting up for others, and the verses keeping you grounded — all in one customizable space. FEATURES • Personal Pray Board organized by Thankful, Self, Others, and Verse • Shared boards to pray together with family, friends, or a small group • Customizable themes, colors, fonts, backgrounds, stickers and more • Journaling your prayer items so you can look back and see God's hand in your life • Notifications to gently remind you to return to prayer • Use Focus mode on each box as you move through your prayer to help you focus on those items • Verse Randomizer (when you have more than 7 verses) so you can get new favorite verses each day WHY PRAY BOARD Pray Board can help you organize your thoughts, prayers and reflections in one convenient, customizable space so that when you pray your mind is focusing on talking to and listening to God instead of jumping all over the place. PREMIUM SUBSCRIPTION Pray Board offers a free tier with core features, plus an optional Premium subscription for more boards, advanced customization, and shared boards with other members. • Free 7-day trial available for new subscribers • Subscription auto-renews unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period • Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple ID account settings • Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase Privacy Policy: https://manpadev.com/prayboard/privacy Terms of Use: https://manpadev.com/prayboard/terms SUPPORT Questions, ideas, or feedback? We'd love to hear from you. Email: support@manpadev.com

Screenshots

eMissal4 screens
Pray Board4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: eMissal at none against Pray Board's 2. Pray Board's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 3 weeks). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Pray Board sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. eMissal asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for eMissal against 5.0 for Pray Board. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

eMissal ships an update every 3 weeks, Pray Board daily. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
eMissal versus Pray Board: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametereMissalPray Board
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB46 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperChristopher ParvinManpa Dev LLC

Customer experience

eMissal

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Pray Board

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

eMissal

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Pray Board

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is eMissal free?
eMissal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pray Board free?
Pray Board is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, eMissal or Pray Board?
eMissal and Pray Board are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do eMissal or Pray Board have ads?
Neither eMissal nor Pray Board shows ads.
Which is updated more often, eMissal or Pray Board?
eMissal ships an update every 3 weeks, and Pray Board daily. Most recently, eMissal was updated on October 30, 2026 and Pray Board on October 31, 2026.

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